Patents by Inventor Lawrence R. Procell

Lawrence R. Procell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Zirconium hydroxide-based slurry for decontamination and detoxification
    Patent number: 10773114
    Abstract: The present invention is directed towards a composition for decontaminating surfaces contaminated with toxic chemicals/substances, comprising at least one type of metal oxyhydroxide such as zirconium hydroxide, Zr(OH)4, optionally with added water for hydration of the solid, mixed into a carrier liquid used for application to a contaminated surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Joseph P Myers, Lawrence R Procell, Felicia Levine
  • Molybdate/peroxide microemulsions useful for decontamination of chemical warfare agents
    Patent number: 6723891
    Abstract: A process for the decontamination of chemical warfare agents. More particularly, a process for the decontamination of the vesicant HD by oxidation to its corresponding sulfoxide and nerve agents VX and GD by perhydrolysis to their non-toxic phosphonic acids using environmentally safe reactants, specifically a peroxomolybdate compound having a dominant tetraperoxomolybdate species and peroxy anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2004
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: George W. Wagner, Lawrence R. Procell, Yu-Chu Yang, Clifford A. Bunton